Two charged with cruelty to child

Monday

Aug 19, 2013 at 9:03 PM

Two people were arrested after officers responded to an apartment Saturday and spoke to a girl who said she had been hit with a belt on her arm and leg.

From staff reports

Two people were arrested after officers responded to an apartment Saturday and spoke to a girl who said she had been hit with a belt on her arm and leg.Courtney Ramon Rice, 20, of 400 Lukesville Road, Buffalo, and Taneesha Marie Jeter, 25, of 121 Barnado Road, Apt. 7, Union, were charged with cruelty to children, arrest warrants state.According to an incident report, a witness told officers she called 911 after the child ran to her apartment saying that Rice had hit her with a belt. The witness and officers noted marks on the girl's arm and leg, the report states.Rice said he swung a belt at the child, who ran from him, and he wasn't sure if he hit her or not, according to the report. Jeter said she also swung a belt at the child, who was swinging her arms, and may have accidentally been hit with the belt. After she was arrested, Jeter said she only said she had hit the child because she didn't want Rice to go to jail, according to the report.The child was placed by the Department of Social Services into the custody of her father. Rice was also charged with trespassing.Jeter was released from the Union County Jail on a $445 personal recognizance bond. Rice was released on an $816 personal recognizance bond.

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